Regeneron is to pay $256 million in cash to acquire “substantially all” of 23andMe’s assets, including its massive biobank of around 15 million customer genetic samples and data.

  • snooggums
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    82 days ago

    If we believe 23 and me, they have only recieved 11 data requests for 15 accounts and provided zero data to law enforcement.

    https://www.23andme.com/transparency-report/

    That is a report on formal law enforcement requests for direct account information. Law enforcement is known to use genetic ancestry, so either they are using other sites or just running the tests themselves instead of doing a formal request.

    I couldn’t find a case for suing companies, just defense requests to dismiss using the data in court but I might not be using the right search terms.

    • @Auli@lemmy.ca
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      32 days ago

      Yes but what about the times law enforcement sent in the DNA and found relatives. Three are stories of that happening if I remember correctly.

      • snooggums
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        62 days ago

        What about the thing I said?

        Law enforcement is known to use genetic ancestry, so either they are using other sites or just running the tests themselves instead of doing a formal request.